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rhyperior
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Rhyperior

Drill Pokémon

GroundRock

It can launch a rock held in its hand like a missile by tightening then expanding muscles instantly.

Base Stats

HP 115
Attack 140
Defense 130
Sp. Atk 55
Sp. Def 55
Speed 40
Total 535

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Drill Pokémon
Height 2.4 m
Weight 282.8 kg
Base Exp 241
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 30
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Monster ,Ground

Sprites

rhyperior Front Front
rhyperior Back Back
rhyperior Front Shiny Front Shiny
rhyperior Back Shiny Back Shiny
rhyperior Front ♀ Front ♀
rhyperior Back ♀ Back ♀
rhyperior Front Shiny ♀ Front Shiny ♀
rhyperior Back Shiny ♀ Back Shiny ♀
rhyperior Official Art Official Art
rhyperior Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

uu Usage: 13.1%
Tank
Item
Leftovers
Ability
Solid Rock
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 248
Atk 16
SpD 244
Choice Band
Item
Choice Band
Ability
Solid Rock
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 96
Atk 252
Spe 160
Rock Polish
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Solid Rock
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Rhyperior is, to say the least, a peculiar Pokemon. While its HP, Defense, and Attack stats are out of this world, its Special Defense and Speed leave much to be desired. When you see a Pokemon with base 140 Attack, you already know it's going to hit extremely hard and Rhyperior is no exception. Having both Rock and Ground typing means STAB on the EdgeQuake combination, which is a huge plus for Rhyperior's arsenal. It also packs a wide movepool: it has access to boosting moves, such as Swords Dance and Rock Polish, support moves, such as Stealth Rock and Toxic, and a plethora of offensive moves of different types. However, although the offensive coverage provided by Rhyperior's typing is amazing, the same can't be said about its resistances. Being a Rock / Ground type means Rhyperior has a huge weakness to Water- and Grass-types and is hit for super effective damage by the common Ground- and Fighting-type moves in the tier. However, don't let this fool you, as Rhyperior can partially mitigate these issues with its extremely useful ability in the form of Solid Rock, which reduces the power of super effective moves by 25%. If you know Rhyperior's weaknesses and play around them, you will find it extremely easy to incorporate the Drill Pokemon in any team with positive results.

Most Used Moves

Earthquake
100.0%
Ice Punch
14.3%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
88.6%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc